GABORONE, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Table tennis is a common sports in Botswana. There are about 50 kids learning table tennis at BNYC (Botswana National Youth Council) every day. Kudzanani Motswagole, Chairman of Botswana Table Tennis Association says his goal is to make table tennis a professional sportsand a competitive sport in the region and Africa.
Coach Kudzanani Motswagole (1st L) teaches kids playing table tennis at BNYC in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city, Nov. 11, 2022. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)
Kids practice table tennis at BNYC in Gaborone, Botswana, Nov. 11, 2022. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)
Kagiso Emmah Lelatisitswe (L) teaches a kid playing table tennis at BNYC in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city, Nov. 8, 2022. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)
Kids play table tennis at BNYC in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city, Nov. 8, 2022. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)
Kids practice table tennis at BNYC in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city Nov. 8, 2022. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)
12-year-old Thato Kgognwana practices table tennis at BNYC in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city, Nov. 8, 2022. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)
Coach Kudzanani Motswagole (front L) teaches kids playing table tennis at BNYC (Botswana National Youth Council) in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city, Nov. 11, 2022. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)
12-year-old Gosiame Lekala practices table tennis at BNYC in Gaborone, Botswana, Nov. 11, 2022. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)